So far, Harlow's #watermelondress was on both Inside Edition and Kelly and Ryan Live. Mazzy was like, "Wait! What about MY watermelon dress???" She's right. The pink fringe cap sleeve is an excellent addition. Still think #babymeloning is the better hashtag!

Everybody is smiling and looking at camera! I just posted my latest travel vlog which follows our three day road trip in Central New York! It rained a lot but we still had tons of fun. Don't miss Harlow dancing like a robot and Mazzy talking "duck." I think this is my favorite travel video so far. YouTube link in bio!

She's getting her hair cut today. I was going to leave work and meet her and our sitter there but I'm too swamped. It's the first time she's getting a cut without me. Fingers crossed they don't chop it all off or give her faux hawk!

If you don't already know, "a bowl of Honey Nut Cheerios with milk" has replaced Harlow's waffle obsession. She asks for it every single morning, in those words exactly. If I were to say, "Harlow, do you want a bowl of Honey Nut Cheerios?" She would say, "Yes, WITH MILK." Also, ever since Harlow and I made that video about how to make cereal (link in bio- FYI, the longer YouTube version is even better than the one I put on Insta), Harlow has been really into making her own breakfast in the morning. Her and Mazzy have even taken our cereal orders at night and then pre-set the table with our names written on the napkins. Then they instruct us to stay in bed until everything is ready. It's actually some of the few times we've been able to sit down to breakfast all together as a family at the dining room table. Thanks @cheerios for helping make the mornings easier this summer! #generalmillscereal #sponsored

We Need Gun Reform to Save Our Children

Today, our hearts break once again for a community in this country where a senseless act of violence happened within a school. A place that is supposed to be a safe space for our children.

The firearm used in the school shooting that killed 17 kids in Parkland, Florida was legally purchased. It was a semiautomatic AR-15 rifle bought by a 19 year-old boy who had been expelled from school for disciplinary reasons. His own mother, before she past away last year, called the police on him several times. He had been reported to the FBI back in September for writing a comment online about wanting to be a professional school shooter. In Florida, you have to be 18 years-old to purchase an AR-15. There is no waiting period. You don’t need a license to own one and and you don’t have to register it.

It seems to me that if he did have to register it, when the FBI received that tip from a concerned citizen, they would have been able to crosscheck his name with being the owner of a gun typically used in mass shootings.

The second amendment was written in 1791. Believing in your right to “bear arms” does not prohibit you from also believing in stricter gun control laws or modern day solutions to what is clearly an epidemic uniquely affecting our country.

In 2005, our government enacted the “Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act” to protect gun makers from civil lawsuits caused by “misuse of their products by others.” Why are they able to write new legislation to protect gun manufacturers but they can’t enact new laws to protect our children?

Banning assault weapons and strict gun laws has worked in many other countries, like Australia. After a 1997 mass shooting in Port Arthur which killed 35 people in a half hour, their prime minister promptly enacted massive gun reforms including a firearm licensing and registration system which required people to have a “genuine reason” for having a firearm, such as sport or target shooting, recreational hunting or being a farmer. They also put into place a national gun buyback policy for all weapons that did not comply, which led to the buying and melting down of more than 650,000 firearms. According to The Guardian, “there have been no mass shootings in the 20 years since Port Arthur; in the 20 years before the massacre there had been 13.”

I am sick of feeling powerless in this battle to keep guns out of our schools and away from our children. Today, I joined Moms Demand Action as a small attempt to be part of the solution to the gun problem destroying our country. If you’d like to do the same, you can do so here. You can also check out Everytown for more ways to take action.

I believe that there are things that can be done. Countries like Australia have proven it. We just need our government to put the welfare of our children ahead of the campaign dollars they get from the NRA.

If you have any other suggestions for ways to take action and get involved, please leave them in the comments below.

Today I got in touch with the Massachusetts branch of Moms Demand Action to find a group in my area. I know many moms in my town and surrounding towns who want to do something. If I have to start a group myself, I will. I drank too much wine and grieved last night. Today, I acted.

I keep thinking of that old Sting song, back during the cold war, Russians. The lyric “I hope the Russians love their children too,” plays over and over in my mind. When will all of my fellow Americans love our children enough.

We’re on vacation! Not only are we starting off with excellent weather, we got a good shot taken by Mike on the very first night! Thanks, Daddy Shorts. 🙌🏻 First full day in paradise is on my story! #mommyshortsinmexico

There’s a new sculpture in Astor Place that broke my heart. It is called The Last Three. It’s 17 feet tall and represents the last three northern white rhinos on earth. Their names are Sudan, Nijan, and Fatu. Sudan is the last male. He is 45, which is the life expectancy for a rhino. His daughter is Nijan and his granddaughter is Fatu. Rhino horns are worth a ton of money so they are in constant threat of poachers. This public piece of art was created by artists Gillie and Marc with the hope of educating and inspiring others to care about the plight of the rhinos. It worked on me. Their aim is to collect 1 million goodbye messages on www.goodbyerhinos.org and put them towards a petition for approaching governments about eliminating the demand for rhino horns. Please like, comment and tag your friends to get this seen by as many people as possible and feel free to regram and share! 😥 #goodbyerhinos

New York is still freezing so instead of doing our usual ski trip in March, we decided to switch things up and go somewhere much warmer. Not sure when I’ll post on my feed, but you can follow along on my Instagram stories...🌴☀️🥝👙🦎⛱⛵️✈️🍹🤸‍♂️😎 #comingsoon

Sometimes I look at my Instagram account and think— man, this feed really needs some adults. Who is running this thing??? And because I know everyone is going to ask where @littlemissparty got her dress, I already asked. It’s vintage. She bought it when she was 19. Sucks for the rest of us! I got my shirt at Aritzia. Thanks for asking 🤣 Have you guys watched our Instagram lives together? I like doing it so much better with a friend! We are on a two week break because our schedules are all crazy but will do it again after that. What would you guys want us to talk about? Any questions for two NYC working moms???

Harlow has a very important message for everyone. Brought to you by Super Why, I think. Also, this impromptu performance was 100% because Harlow noticed me upping my intake of fruits and vegetables this week. 🍎🍌🥕💪🏻 #harlowunplugged #eathealthy